Sunda Kingdom ᮊᮛᮏᮃᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ Karajaan Sunda | |||||||||||||
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669–1579 | |||||||||||||
![]() The territory of Sunda Kingdom | |||||||||||||
Capital | |||||||||||||
Common languages | Old Sundanese (main) Sanskrit | ||||||||||||
Religion | Hinduism Buddhism Sunda Wiwitan | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
Maharaja | |||||||||||||
• 723–732 | Sanjaya | ||||||||||||
• 1371–1475 | Niskala Wastu Kancana | ||||||||||||
• 1482–1521 | Sri Baduga Maharaja | ||||||||||||
• 1567–1579 | Raga Mulya | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
• Coronation of king Tarusbawa and change the name from Tarumanagara to Sunda | 669 | ||||||||||||
1579 | |||||||||||||
Currency | Native gold and silver coins | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Indonesia |
The Sunda Kingdom (Sundanese: ᮊᮛᮏᮃᮔ᮪ ᮞᮥᮔ᮪ᮓ, romanized: Karajaan Sunda, Indonesian pronunciation: [sunˈda]) was a Sundanese Hindu kingdom located in the western portion of the island of Java from 669 to around 1579, covering the area of present-day Banten, Jakarta, West Java, and the western part of Central Java. The capital of the Sunda Kingdom moved several times during its history, shifting between the Galuh (Kawali) area in the east and Pakuan Pajajaran in the west.[1]: 379
The Sunda Kingdom reached its peak during the reign of King Sri Baduga Maharaja, whose reign from 1482 to 1521 is traditionally remembered as an age of peace and prosperity among Sundanese people.
According to primary historical records such as the Bujangga Manik manuscript, the eastern border of the kingdom was the Pamali River (Ci Pamali, the present-day Brebes River) and the Serayu River (Ci Sarayu) in Central Java. Most accounts of the Sunda Kingdom come from primary historical records from the 16th century. The kingdom's inhabitants were primarily the eponymous ethnic Sundanese, while the majority religion was Hinduism.